The paper presents the 'Neptune-ME' information display system (IDS) as a spaceman console (SC) of the descent module of the 'Soyuz -TMA' piloted transport spaceship, and the integrated console (IC) of manual control loop for module equipment in the Russian segment of the 'Alpha' international space station. ... to control spaceship systems; . ... An integrated control console (ICC) which is hardware and software compatible with a IBM PC, is suggested as a basic console for the manual control loop. ...

... 5-GHz total flux density . ... flux density (Jy) . EW position (mas) . ... Other VLBI references . 2.3 and/or 8.4 GHz: multiple epoch VLBI images are available in the USNO Radio Reference Frame Image Database (RRFID, Fey & Charlot 2000, ApJS 128, 17) . 15 GHz: VLBI images are available in the USNO Radio Reference Frame Image Database (RRFID, Fey & Charlot 2000, ApJS 128, 17) . 15 GHz: multiple epoch VLBI images are available in the VLBA 2-cm survey (Kellermann et al. ...

... CV & PUBLICATIONS | ... Nicholls, DC, Dopita, MA, Sutherland, RS, Jerjen, H, & Kewley, LJ " Metal-poor Dwarf Galaxies in the SIGRID Galaxy Sample. ... Nicholls DC, Jerjen, H, Dopita MA, & Basurah, H. (2014) " Nebular Metallicities in Two Isolated Local Void Dwarf Galaxies ", Astrophysical Journal 780, 88 * . ... Sweet SM, Drinkwater MJ, Meurer G, Bekki K, Dopita MA, Kilborn V, & Nicholls DC, " CHOIRS H I Galaxy Groups: The Metallicity of Dwarf Galaxies" , (2014) Astrophysical Journal , 782, 35 * . ...

Astronomy Beat is a twice-monthly, on-line column written by "insiders" from the worlds of astronomy research and outreach available exclusively to members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. As a public service, the nonprofit Society is making the issue on the origin of the Drake equation freely available to everyone. ... by Frank Drake and Dava Sobel . Click on the link above to view the pdf, or right-click (PC)/control-click (Mac) the link to download the file to your computer. ...

Dependence of Forbush-decrease characteristics on parameters of solar eruptions . ... We analyze relations between characteristics of an extended ensemble of Forbush decreases (FDs) caused by CMEs from the central zone of the solar disk during the 23 rd solar cycle, on the one hand, and such solar eruption parameter as a summarized unsigned magnetic flux of CME-associated EUV dimmings and arcades, on the other hand. ... Table: parameters of FDs and their solar eruptive sources . ...

... Press release for Feb.9, 2001 09.00 (Moscow time) . The "Mir" station and the cargo ship "ProgressM1-5" operations scheduled for 8-9 Feb. completed. The Station and the cargo ship onboard systems checkout performed. The Station is pressurized keeps in spinning mode with the MCS (motion control system) in free drift. The next checkout of the vehicle and the Station onboard systems is scheduled for 9-10 Feb. The Station "Mir" parameters for 8 Feb. - average altitude - 286,9 km; . ...

... 0,50-0,59 (0,50-0,59) µm . ... Swath Width . ... at end of visibilty area . ... Visibility Area Width . ... Ground Resoultion in Nadir: . along swath . ... across swath . ... Ground Resolution at End of Visibilty Area: . ... 200 lines per second . ... at least 200 . Ground resolution corresponds to normal flihgt altitude 650 km. For more information send a mail to: info@sputnik.infospace.ru . ...

... In laboratory the design and a manufacturing techniques mirror aspherical optics are developed ("fokon", ellipsoid, aspherical mirror).Such optical elements are made of widespread aluminium alloys on the standard equipment without use diamond turning. ... Using: optical blocks of not image optical devices for transitions, collimation, focus (concentration) radiations in a wide spectral range from UV to IR. Focusing and collimation of light; . ... circle aperture/ring aperture; . ... Back Forward . ...

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... SHORT TERM PREDICTION OF POWER SOLAR FLARES FROM SSRT DATA . The algorithm for short term prediction of powerful solar flares, based on SSRT data, includes microwave emission characteristics in total and polarized flux, the structure of active region (AR) magnetic field at the photospheric level, and H a patrol data. ... During this period, 7 AR's crossed the solar disk, in which 20 flares of importance ? ... Data on AR's and magnetic fields were received from the Sayan observatory by teletype. ...

Using Site testing data for Adaptive Optics simulations Kislovodsk, October 2010 1Glen Herriot, 1David Andersen, 1Jean-Pierre VИran, 2Brent Ellerbroek, 2Luc Gilles, 2Lianqi Wang 1National Research Council Canada ­ Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics 2TMT Project Office, Pasadena TMT.AOS.PRE.10.074.REL01 1 Outline TMT / NFIRAOS Site Testing Parameters and their value for Adaptive Optics Simulations ... TMT.AOS.PRE.10.074.REL01 9 What is the interest of Adaptive Optics in r 0 Seeing ? ...

The Integrated Information Display System for the Soyuz-TMA and the Integrated Console of Manual Control Loop for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station Yurii Tiapchenko, deputy Chief Designer and head of the Division of Onboard Information Display Systems (1993-2002) at the Specialized Experimental Design Bureau of Spacecraft Technology and Chief Designer at the NTC "Alpha-M". ... The tasks of the spaceship IDS are provided by the Simvol and KL-110 display systems. ...

... Since 2011 our observatory is a member of GLORIA (GLObal Robotic telescopes Intelligent Array for e-Science) project - wide international collaboration of 13 scientific institutions from 8 countries aiming at opening public access to robotic telescopes, as well as propagating astronomy in general. The GLORIA Project offers Internet users the possibility of studying the sky from professional observatories. ... The experiments are available at the users site of GLORIA. ... About GLORIA . ...

Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) is a successful result of RSSI Project. ... space oriented organizations; . ... RSSI offers for its members : . ... videoconferences via MBONE Internet protocol (there are 2 tunnels available now through the general IP network: one to NASA Internet, and another to Moscow State University); . ... It is designed so that all organizations connected to the RSSI gain access to the resources of Russian computer networks as well as world wide Internet. ... nic@rssi.ru ...

Catalogue of eclipsing variables (CEV) is the world's principal database of eclipsing binary systems with available classification. CEV contains identifications, classifications, photometry, periods, eclipses data, spectral types, references and notes for 7179 systems. Format of the current CEV . CEV main table (~1.0MB) . ... List of systems, erroneously classified as eclipsing binaries in GCVS (they are not included in the CEV main table) Download all files as a single archive (~0.6MB) . ...

... The paper tracks basic evolution of the Soviet rocket and space industry after the 1946 and analyzes "genealogical trees" of the original enterprises (NII-88, NII-885, OKB-456, etc.) to reveal typical features of this evolution. ... The paper tracks basic evolution of the Soviet rocket and space industry after the 1946, when an original set of institutions was established. ... The study demonstrates, that the evolution of the Soviet rocket and space industry is more complicated, than usually...

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